Local chambers of commerce are urging patrons to respect the wishes of local businesses that are continuing with mask mandates even after the state’s mandate expired on April 16.Nonie’s Restaurant and Bakery owner Greg Smith said he hadn’t noticed an.
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Published: 5/3/2021 3:19:34 PM
Local chambers of commerce are urging patrons to respect the wishes of local businesses that are continuing with mask mandates even after the state’s mandate expired on April 16.
Nonie’s Restaurant and Bakery owner Greg Smith said he hadn’t noticed an increase in unmasked patrons since the statewide mask ordinance expired, but that his business was continuing with all COVID-19 prevention protocols regardless. Most people continue to wear their masks when visiting, he said. A share of people refuse, which sometimes prompts Smith himself to explain to them that Nonie’s requires masks for the safety of employees and others. The restaurant continues to require masks, and is keeping Plexiglas barriers and distanced seating arrangements in place. “I don’t see any reason to stop,” he said. “This thing’s not over,” he said.
Published: 3/9/2021 9:34:53 AM
Peterborough’s path to fiber internet looks different from surrounding towns. The town is poised to vote on an article that would spend $262,288 to provide fiber internet to the 20% of its residents underserved and unserved by high speed internet at Town Meeting this year. Although Peterborough joins neighboring towns Temple, Greenfield, and Jaffrey in voting on a contract with Consolidated Communications this year, Peterborough won’t be bonding, unlike most other towns that have pursued a municipal broadband rollout in the past two years.
Why no bond? Effectively, the only difference between Peterborough’s proposal and the popular municipal bonding route is that Peterborough doesn’t have to pay interest, Community and Economic Development Coordinator Karen Hatcher said. The cost of wiring 20% of the town’s residences was low enough that the town could absorb it without taking on the long-term debt of a bond, she said. The proposal before vo
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Published: 12/28/2020 5:15:18 PM
Fast, reliable internet services have become more crucial than ever, with schools and work moving online due to COVID-19. Residents in Dublin, Mason and Rindge are eagerly awaiting the completion of fiber internet installation, while the towns of Jaffrey and Greenfield are just starting their processes, hoping to be in the same place next year.
Broadband, as its defined federally, allows for up to 25 megabits of download speed and three megabits of upload speed. Lack of high speed internet has become a problem many communities are struggling with, as both businesses and everyday residents are increasingly looking to move into areas with broadband access, as more of their daily life moves online.